Salah’s smooth transition into Liverpool life mirrored that of Mane’s 12 months earlier.

The No.19 marked his Reds’ debut with a stunning solo goal in a blistering 4-3 win at Arsenal on the opening day of 2016-17 and hasn’t looked back ever since, establishing himself firmly as a vital component in Klopp’s squad over the course of his 16 months at the club.

The reason for such a speedy settling-in period? Mane attributes it to the people around him at Melwood – and in the stands.

He explained: “From the first day, they have shown me that we are a family. If you want to be successful when you play, you have to be free in your mind and that happens if you know that everything is taken care of - you just focus on the football.

“I have a good relationship with everyone off the pitch and you can see that it follows on the pitch too. It makes things easier and, if we are all together, we get stronger as individuals too.

“The support from the fans is also important, when you feel loved and like they are really behind you, it’s like you can achieve anything.”

Despite Mane’s current standing as one of the most exciting attacking players in the game, the 25-year-old isn’t ready to rest on his laurels as he targets even further development and progression.

“I am different as soon as I am on the pitch, because I had to fight so much and work so hard to become a professional footballer, so I have to give everything that I can,” he added.

“When I finish games, I want to have the feeling that I helped my team as much as I could and the fans saw I was determined to win. I am like this and my attitude is always like this - you cannot be happy if you do not believe you have done your very best.”